CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 319
Prior Statements of Unavailable Witness
<insert name of unavailable witness> did not testify in this
trial, but (his/her) testimony, taken at another time, was (read/played)
for you. In addition to this testimony, you have heard evidence that
<insert name of unavailable witness> made (another/other)
statement[s]. [I am referring to the statement[s] about which
<insert name[s]> testified.]
If you conclude that <insert name of unavailable witness>
made (that/those) other statement[s], you may only consider (it/them) in
a limited way. Y ou may only use (it/them) in deciding whether to believe
the testimony of <insert name of unavailable witness> that
was (read/played) here at trial. Y ou may not use (that/those) other
statement[s] as proof that the information contained in (it/them) is true,
nor may you use (it/them) for any other reason.
New January 2006; Revised September 2023
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2024
- Content hash
b0e7680c81372ab6aa18379e139df09bc1bf20a7d522d979fd813a8c55b33dce
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